Effective teaching in the US over the last decade has been based on student performance on standardized tests (Darling-Hammond, 2010). Many schools, in attempts to make gains on standardized tests, have implemented standardized formative assessment procedures that dictate intervention for students (Popham, 2011). It is my contention that in some cases, standardized formative assessments have negated authentic formative assessments where teachers interpret any classroom activity, such as observation, teacher-student conversation, and teacher-student interaction, to adjust instruction to ensure...
Effective teaching in the US over the last decade has been based on student performance on standardized tests (Darling-Hammond, 2010). Many schools, i...